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all children to have education? it is painful to discuss. it is shameful in this country. it is not shameful to the core in other countries. who are you in our community. [applause] tavis: you respond in a way you want to respond. i take that point and agree. good luck side to thing that is why -- i do think the challenge of our times is a gender inequity. it applies to the u.s. as well. part of its is the way we tell it. it is how you tell stories, and much more thought needs to go into how you tell stories. we tell individual stories of women who have faced challenges and come out of those challenges, and i think that is really important. you need to not only tell the story of the challenge but also the way out. tavis: if i say in my mind there is a bipartisan consensus in washington that poverty does not matter, that the poor do not matter, there is a consensus in the town but the poor do not matter. >> that is the absolutely right. but as another word we do not talk about much, capitalism. we do not talk about t
all children to have education? it is painful to discuss. it is shameful in this country. it is not shameful to the core in other countries. who are you in our community. [applause] tavis: you respond in a way you want to respond. i take that point and agree. good luck side to thing that is why -- i do think the challenge of our times is a gender inequity. it applies to the u.s. as well. part of its is the way we tell it. it is how you tell stories, and much more thought needs to go into how...
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. >> education, yes, although education, at least it's whole now. the programs, and the welfare they cut in the past years, they aren't getting any more money out of the tax hikes. those are the people that the governor and democratic leaders are going to have to be spending off. i think it's going to be hard for them. >> it is going to be hard. >> what are the big problems that remain. i read several articles this week that said, you know, don't take this too seriously, there are lots of problems in california. >> sure. >> and they mentioned pensions as the main -- >> pensions is definitely one of them. something's going to need to be done sooner rather than later with the california teachers' funds. it's got serious unfunded liabilities. it really extends all over the budget. the governor was out there aggressively telling the uc and csu systems this week, the public universities, to be very careful. they're both asking for more money in the budgets that they've just passed than they got last year. and he's telling them that they have to find ways
. >> education, yes, although education, at least it's whole now. the programs, and the welfare they cut in the past years, they aren't getting any more money out of the tax hikes. those are the people that the governor and democratic leaders are going to have to be spending off. i think it's going to be hard for them. >> it is going to be hard. >> what are the big problems that remain. i read several articles this week that said, you know, don't take this too seriously, there...
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there are those that don't have children without education. this is not just about the plight of the poor but the fight of the poror. >> when people decide to change the situation, they can change this situation. >> in order for people to survive, they will have to come across racial and economic levels to ensure that the next generation does not go through the same plight we are going through. [applause] tavis: as we close out this week on poverty and america, let me thank the people at the meeting immobilizing project for a d.r. outstanding work -- at the media mobilizing project for their outstanding work. you can log on at any time at our website pbs.org. i cannot think of a better way to end the week and speaking with my friend jim wallace -- wallis. always an honor to have you on this program. >> a pleasure. you and cornell had been like preachers on the road. thank you for that. tavis: no better way than to talk about the responsibility of the faith community and the responsibility of all of us who call ourselves believers. those of us
there are those that don't have children without education. this is not just about the plight of the poor but the fight of the poror. >> when people decide to change the situation, they can change this situation. >> in order for people to survive, they will have to come across racial and economic levels to ensure that the next generation does not go through the same plight we are going through. [applause] tavis: as we close out this week on poverty and america, let me thank the...
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a person's education or lack thereof does not give you the right to tell them that they cannot provide for their family. >> i feel pressure to find a job and contribute to our household, and to begin to reestablish myself, i was living my own -- living on my own. i now have student loan debt, and i do feel that pressure, but i do miss having something to go to. right now, it is a really hard to seem like i am building towards anything. i have filled out a lot of applications. tavis: unemployment is high, persistent, and uneven. almost half the unemployed have been looking for work for more than six months, representing the highest rate of long-term unemployment in a generation. among the poorest 10% of americans, unemployment is tenfold higher than the wealthiest in%. -- then the well is 10%. dr. west and i are trying to do our part all across the country, state after state, trying to make sure we hear your story and put them out to the nation to hear, and challenged our leaders to respect the dignity and humanity of all workers. >> i was a warehouse worker and i was fired because i tr
a person's education or lack thereof does not give you the right to tell them that they cannot provide for their family. >> i feel pressure to find a job and contribute to our household, and to begin to reestablish myself, i was living my own -- living on my own. i now have student loan debt, and i do feel that pressure, but i do miss having something to go to. right now, it is a really hard to seem like i am building towards anything. i have filled out a lot of applications. tavis:...
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board of education? and i think nobody knows. >> how much attention do you think they give to that, to public opinion? where the public stands on an issue? and growing sentiment? >> it's a great question. i mean, if you look at the evolving public opinion on this, there were polls in 2004 that were taken by gallup and "washington post" and other people that showed about 60% of the public opposed same-sex marria marriage. gallup had a poll out that showed 53% support and about 40% oppose. there are measures on state ballots around the country last month, and all for of them, the same-sex marriage side won. so the justices can see the trend. in that gallup poll, more than 70% of young people support same-sex marriage. the question is, do they see themselves stopping something they think is moving too fast? or do they want to make sure they're not behind the curve of history? >> well, it's clear that the people that were against gay marriage, they were happy about this today. even though it does have the po
board of education? and i think nobody knows. >> how much attention do you think they give to that, to public opinion? where the public stands on an issue? and growing sentiment? >> it's a great question. i mean, if you look at the evolving public opinion on this, there were polls in 2004 that were taken by gallup and "washington post" and other people that showed about 60% of the public opposed same-sex marria marriage. gallup had a poll out that showed 53% support and...
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building capacity through education and training. but immigration's got to be part of that and it's the one thing that separates us from the rest of the world. the ability to absorb people into our country and to say embrace our values, learn our language and work hard. and dream big and create what you want to create because it helps all of us. and it makes, are the only way we're going to create a younger population is to have immigration as well. >> rose: a lot of people argue two things. number one is that a hard-nosed immigration policy will send another signal, number one. number two, they argue that some sense of people who are here and leading productive lives should not be forced back. >> you have to deal with this issue. you can't ignore it. and so either a path to citizenship, which i would support and that does put me probably out of the mainstream of most conservatives. or a path to legalization, a path to residency of some kind, which now hopefully will become i would accept that in a heart beat as well if that's the pa
building capacity through education and training. but immigration's got to be part of that and it's the one thing that separates us from the rest of the world. the ability to absorb people into our country and to say embrace our values, learn our language and work hard. and dream big and create what you want to create because it helps all of us. and it makes, are the only way we're going to create a younger population is to have immigration as well. >> rose: a lot of people argue two...
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>> to make sure that there is no education, to make sure they have education. if the water is not of great quality, to help them to have water. the infrastructure, a library, and also to make sure that everybody is under control, and that is what the king is supposed to do, make sure that it is up to par with the world. tavis: this is obviously a very high honor. how did the king engaging elected officials? ghana is one of the best democracies on the african continent. how do you engage with the elected leadership of >> actually, being the king, you are not supposed to mingle with politics. you have to be neutral. if they are coming to asking for a favor, you have to be very, very careful. tavis: there are some issues i would sit -- kucinich connect to the running of things. >> things to do for your people, and you even go to the minister of water and works to talk to him about the water, so the ministry to ask for help, but for any reason, they are more than happy to come and help. tavis: your village of otuam is about 7000 people? >> 7000. tavis: the challeng
>> to make sure that there is no education, to make sure they have education. if the water is not of great quality, to help them to have water. the infrastructure, a library, and also to make sure that everybody is under control, and that is what the king is supposed to do, make sure that it is up to par with the world. tavis: this is obviously a very high honor. how did the king engaging elected officials? ghana is one of the best democracies on the african continent. how do you engage...
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we are cutting education. we have young sisters and brothers who want to go to college, but the dollars are not there. the pell grant is $5,500. room and board is $5,000. where is a sister going to get the other $19,000 from? loans. if you pick out a loan for anything, you should take it to invest in your education. but i do not understand why -- and students might this -- suze might disagree with me, but as a college president, i need those students enrolled in my college. the president has said we want this to lead the world in the number of people with degrees. to cut education is foolhardy. this is like a farmer deciding to keep their seed corn instead of planting in next year. we should not be cutting education. we have task forces looking at the middle-class, which we do care about. let's also look at poverty. tavis: since we are in new york, do not be surprised if bill clinton marks in the door in about 10 minutes after he hears this. but let me ask you specifically with regard to women and children in
we are cutting education. we have young sisters and brothers who want to go to college, but the dollars are not there. the pell grant is $5,500. room and board is $5,000. where is a sister going to get the other $19,000 from? loans. if you pick out a loan for anything, you should take it to invest in your education. but i do not understand why -- and students might this -- suze might disagree with me, but as a college president, i need those students enrolled in my college. the president has...
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very educated people tend to not like trial and error. productivity drops and the rate of innovation drops. tavis: you mentioned the uk. how does this notion of "antifragile" apply in a place like egypt right now? >> the way i was complaining about egypt before the arab spring. when you suppress political life -- political life loves volatility. switzerland is a perfect place where you have volatility at the municipal level, but nothing of talk. the exact perfect on stable system is like saudi arabia or egypt. egypt before the arab spring, we had no information for 40 years. no information. a system artificially stabilized and you have hidden risks under the surface and you do not know what they are. that is what happened with the arab spring and now we are seeing things and it may turn into a total mess. the system is fragile last by depriving it from some rigid depriving it of political ofatility -- depriving it political volatility. tavis: doesn't always lead to greater strength? >> you want to -- does it always lead to greater strengt
very educated people tend to not like trial and error. productivity drops and the rate of innovation drops. tavis: you mentioned the uk. how does this notion of "antifragile" apply in a place like egypt right now? >> the way i was complaining about egypt before the arab spring. when you suppress political life -- political life loves volatility. switzerland is a perfect place where you have volatility at the municipal level, but nothing of talk. the exact perfect on stable...
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kids, we know it's important to their education, education's important to their college. for too many kids, the link between school, college, job is just, there's gaps. we've tried now, we've got five high schools. >> rose: the perception. >> charlie the way i try to explain it to people, i got kids who live four miles from downtown and downtown is just a world apart from them. all the possibility there. and the education system finish high school so you can go to college. it's just not part of their world experience. so now we set assist tells high schools, science technology engineering, ninth grade to 14th it has the counseling, the mentor. you finish all the way to 14th, great. two year college. you will get your first interview at the school that is oracle, motorola solutions, microsoft, ibm, verizon. they've all each taken a high school. when i announce this, one high school on vocational school, they had a person specific just to answer phone calls from parents figuring how to enroll their kids. for these kids, they don't see high school finishing and relating to a
kids, we know it's important to their education, education's important to their college. for too many kids, the link between school, college, job is just, there's gaps. we've tried now, we've got five high schools. >> rose: the perception. >> charlie the way i try to explain it to people, i got kids who live four miles from downtown and downtown is just a world apart from them. all the possibility there. and the education system finish high school so you can go to college. it's just...
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we've reached a critical crossroads when it comes to funding higher education in this country. what we've always done isn't working anymore. it's time for a thoughtful redesign of the post-secondary system. the fast forward must be focused on better serving the growing number of low income. first generation, minority and adult students across america. the great recession exposed our needs for a more education work force and a new system that can deliver it. if we intend to compete in the global economy, we have to find a way to train a lot more workers for skilled jobs. it could be the most serious challenge that we face as a nation and it's time for policy makers and business leaders to take action. i'm jamie merisotis. >> some of us parents, of course i'm 20 years away from second de, still packing lunches for the second grader. >> make sure they do their homework and get good grades. >> tom: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, august 21. good night, susie, and everyone. >> susie: good night, tom. thanks for watching, everyone. we'll see you online at nbr.com and ba
we've reached a critical crossroads when it comes to funding higher education in this country. what we've always done isn't working anymore. it's time for a thoughtful redesign of the post-secondary system. the fast forward must be focused on better serving the growing number of low income. first generation, minority and adult students across america. the great recession exposed our needs for a more education work force and a new system that can deliver it. if we intend to compete in the global...
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you can get a great job and education. lot of wonderful things have happened because they've had great education in california. >> how and what tools did he have that today's politicians seem to lack? >> i think that a lot of of the issue right now is structural and i think there's a two thirds vote to pass the budget that raise taxes and that wasn't exactly the case back then. so he used to call that the tyranny of the minorities. you needed supermajority to get anything done. what party you're in, whoever is in power gets stuck. term limits, he used to say that their natural term limbs when you come up for re-election. >> eh had a lot of turf he covered. he signed this bill that the fair employment practices piece of legislation which had to do with discrimination in hiring. >> i think one of the things that made him unique, he is incredibly candid and he really felt strongly he needed to do what was right. when he grew up, his mother taught him to treat people equally and fairness was always a quality that he valued. an
you can get a great job and education. lot of wonderful things have happened because they've had great education in california. >> how and what tools did he have that today's politicians seem to lack? >> i think that a lot of of the issue right now is structural and i think there's a two thirds vote to pass the budget that raise taxes and that wasn't exactly the case back then. so he used to call that the tyranny of the minorities. you needed supermajority to get anything done. what...
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she risked her life to campaign for girls' education and the united nations is going to carry on that fight. she pledged to campaign for them just before she was shot. >> simply for going to school, wanting to go to school, it is so unspeakable. >> they raise their voices in her honor, a nobel peace prize. the courageous teenager would be a worthy recipient. for more of the global attention her case has drawn, i spoke to the founder of women for women international that joined us from new york. the effect taking place in pakistan, is it possible something positive could come out of her plight? >> i would hope so. she is a representation of the plight of many girls. not only pakistan, but all over the world. a girl is very articulate, clear about what she wants, and within the frame of her culture and religion, is still targeted for assassination for speaking up and wanting to go to school. it triggered something that the terrorists pushed their limit here. an emotional thing that people have been feeling, and she did trigger a larger movement. >> how likely is it that the government w
she risked her life to campaign for girls' education and the united nations is going to carry on that fight. she pledged to campaign for them just before she was shot. >> simply for going to school, wanting to go to school, it is so unspeakable. >> they raise their voices in her honor, a nobel peace prize. the courageous teenager would be a worthy recipient. for more of the global attention her case has drawn, i spoke to the founder of women for women international that joined us...
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a country that leads the world in educating its people. an america that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs. a future where we're in control of our own energy and our security and prosperity aren't so tied to unstable parts of the world. an economy built to last where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded. we can do this. i know we can because we've done it before. at the end of world war ii when another generation of heroes returned home from combat they built the strongest economy and middle-class the world has ever known. (applause) my grandfather, a veteran of patton's army, got the chance to go to college on the g.i. bill. my grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line was part of the work force that turned out the best products on earth. the two of them shared the optimism of a nation that had triumphed over a depression and fascism they understood they were part of something larger. they were contributing to a story of success that every american had a chance to share. the basic
a country that leads the world in educating its people. an america that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs. a future where we're in control of our own energy and our security and prosperity aren't so tied to unstable parts of the world. an economy built to last where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded. we can do this. i know we can because we've done it before. at the end of world war ii when another generation of heroes returned home from...
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for me to challenge a child, their right to education, a girl's right to education, it is a fundamental violation. >> you think this is isolated to that region where they still have an influence? >> i think we have seen an erosion of rights over the past few years, and we have seen women and girls being targeted more and more by extremist elements. it shows fundamentally that there is a real power struggle going on, but part of the power struggle is being fought on the lines of gender and gender-based violence. >> when you see what is happening nbc our report, he recently returned from afghanistan. how optimistic are you that the improvements that have been made in the last three years in terms of getting girls in the school and allowing them to stay there will be upheld once nato forces leave? >> i think there is a commitment amongst community to keeping children in school and seeing girls in school. we saw a tremendous increase in the number of girls in school in afghanistan once they were pushed out of power. you still have 3 million girls out of school, 35 million worldwide. there i
for me to challenge a child, their right to education, a girl's right to education, it is a fundamental violation. >> you think this is isolated to that region where they still have an influence? >> i think we have seen an erosion of rights over the past few years, and we have seen women and girls being targeted more and more by extremist elements. it shows fundamentally that there is a real power struggle going on, but part of the power struggle is being fought on the lines of...
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even though germany is a first world country, my education, my access to high quality contemporary education was not that great. most were professors who aren't informed of what's going on in the world. for many years, for more than a decade i've been dreaming with taking the university to the world rather than locking it up and charging $40,000 a year for access. i got my wakeup call when i heard a wonderful, wonderful fellow, solomon kahn. >> rose: at at this table. >> he just recorded himself for his nieces and all of a sudden he had, like, hundreds of thousands of people being enlightened by what he recorded. hi wasn't even a professor. he was a former financial guy. so the most unlikely person you'd think of to think about education starts with what i consider possibly the most important revolution in education today. >> rose: somebody put it on youtube and it became enormously... >> yeah, it's an unbelievable story. it's an amazing innovation story. we should really embrace it. so i felt embarrassed. i was at stanford teaching my typical 200 students. but by... it's like five minutes o
even though germany is a first world country, my education, my access to high quality contemporary education was not that great. most were professors who aren't informed of what's going on in the world. for many years, for more than a decade i've been dreaming with taking the university to the world rather than locking it up and charging $40,000 a year for access. i got my wakeup call when i heard a wonderful, wonderful fellow, solomon kahn. >> rose: at at this table. >> he just...
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people only what they cannot do better by themselves and no more. ( applause ) (cheering) that's why my education reform offers more competition and more control for schools and states. that's why we're getting rid of regulations that don't work. that's why our health care law relies on a reformed private market, not a government program. on the other hand, even my republican friends who complain the most about government spending have supported federally financed roads and clean energy projects and federal offices for the folks back home. the point is we should all want a smarter, more effective government. while we may not be able to bridge our biggest philosophical differences this year, we can make real progress. with or without this congress, i will keep taking actions that help the economy grow. but i can do a whole lot more with your help. because when we act together, there's nothing the united states of america can't achieve. ( applause ) that's the lesson we've learned from our actions abroad over the last few years. ending the iraq war has allowed us to strike decisive blows against ou
people only what they cannot do better by themselves and no more. ( applause ) (cheering) that's why my education reform offers more competition and more control for schools and states. that's why we're getting rid of regulations that don't work. that's why our health care law relies on a reformed private market, not a government program. on the other hand, even my republican friends who complain the most about government spending have supported federally financed roads and clean energy...
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we would prefer to reduce by 20% and 30% investments in education." that's not something that is consistently traditional with how democrats or republicans survive. >> rose: some believe that you've lost faith in some sense of this business capacity to come to compromise and that view this election to say to the country there are two ideologies and they're in conflict and you have to make a decision as to whether we can go a different direction. >> i do think that the american people are the ultimate tiebreaker. >> rose: they can break the fever? >> they can break the fever. so, look let me give you another example. my... the health care bill that the republicans have called everything from... (laughs) a child of god. right, i mean... >> rose: everything but a what? >> they've... they have... you know, who... they've made a center piece of what they consider to be my mistakes as president. there's a reason why their front-runner has a problem talking about it. because it basically matches what he signed into law in massachusetts and that's been succes
we would prefer to reduce by 20% and 30% investments in education." that's not something that is consistently traditional with how democrats or republicans survive. >> rose: some believe that you've lost faith in some sense of this business capacity to come to compromise and that view this election to say to the country there are two ideologies and they're in conflict and you have to make a decision as to whether we can go a different direction. >> i do think that the american...
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they loved to provide education. it was important to them. in so doing, they abdicated the fiduciary responsibility they needed to do. >> so this is not a case of ill will or bad behavior or ethical. it was a case of someone wanting to do good for the students. at the same time, failing to keep up with the administrative needs that needed to happen. >> absolutely. what they did in 2006 was we have the accreditation which was the mandated process federally. you need to listen to the evaluators. they said you need to shrink down and have better planning and you need to academically, be able to say what the academic outcomes are in a more consistent manner. city college did not do that. instead, they shrunk the administrators down. they don't have enough administrators. they did not do anything the accreditation said six years ago and now they came and evaluated and the problems have gotten worse. >> they did not meet the fiduciary obligations. i think david lazarus has a question for you. >> nanette, we had a similar debate in los angeles when
they loved to provide education. it was important to them. in so doing, they abdicated the fiduciary responsibility they needed to do. >> so this is not a case of ill will or bad behavior or ethical. it was a case of someone wanting to do good for the students. at the same time, failing to keep up with the administrative needs that needed to happen. >> absolutely. what they did in 2006 was we have the accreditation which was the mandated process federally. you need to listen to the...
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education and educated citizenry is absolutely essential to moving from campaigning to governing because governing is more example than campaigning except this campaign which was the most painful campaign which may push the public to yearn for governing. >> rose: i got some currency a little while back seemed less so now because tough times have come to other parts of the world. is america in decline. david where do you come on the idea of america on decline? >> i call my family mother moses and trump's everybody else's founding father. [laughter] >> rose: he wants to talk about abraham. >> and you never saw the promised land. >> unfair. >> came close. i never really thought this america in decline business. in part you look at people under 30. they are tremendously holding a responsible generation. they have -- but until then, they're very hard working responsible. they're going to save our bacon. second, america is still basically america. we still have a very creative dynamic culture. we have a lot of advantage going forward. there's a global middle class rising, they're going to be b
education and educated citizenry is absolutely essential to moving from campaigning to governing because governing is more example than campaigning except this campaign which was the most painful campaign which may push the public to yearn for governing. >> rose: i got some currency a little while back seemed less so now because tough times have come to other parts of the world. is america in decline. david where do you come on the idea of america on decline? >> i call my family...
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spends a year to educate a public schools student. two former american presidents, bill clinton and jimmy carter, have assessed the success of the war on drugs. >> obviously if the expected result was that we would eliminate serious drug yins america and eliminate the narco- trafficking networks, it hasn't worked. >> when i was president we had the same problems with drug production and distribution and consumption that we presently face. >> the documentary stressed the war on drugs has failed. its remedy. end it, or what? question, why not treat illicit drugs as a health policy issue, not a legal one. de-criminalize it, in fact, regulate it, and take the money spent on police and prison and put it into education and treatment. susan. >> there's a good argument for that, because if you end the war on drugs, which i don't think anyone here can argue that it's been a success. it's really just been a complete failure. all it's resulted is in millions of dollars being spent, very few people being helped, a lot of people getting incarcerat
spends a year to educate a public schools student. two former american presidents, bill clinton and jimmy carter, have assessed the success of the war on drugs. >> obviously if the expected result was that we would eliminate serious drug yins america and eliminate the narco- trafficking networks, it hasn't worked. >> when i was president we had the same problems with drug production and distribution and consumption that we presently face. >> the documentary stressed the war on...
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she was targeted a week ago for her vocal campaign for a girl's right to get an education. since then, there has been an outpouring of international and pakistan the support. she is being treated at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. >> she leaves a military hospital after almost a week of emergency treatment. her destination, britain. this after then, she arrived at birmingham airport. the ambulance driving slowly through the streets to the queen elizabeth hospital. hear, a large number of doctors ought hand with years of experience treating british soldiers wounded in afghanistan. >> she will be assessed by range of specialists and a variety of other teams, which is clearly why she is coming here. >> she was well known for speaking out against the militant group. in particular, the campaign to stop girls going to school in her home region. she started writing a diary for the bbc three years ago when they controlled the valley. last week, the militants took their revenge, shooting her in the head. the attack has sparked angry demonstrations in pakistan. people her
she was targeted a week ago for her vocal campaign for a girl's right to get an education. since then, there has been an outpouring of international and pakistan the support. she is being treated at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. >> she leaves a military hospital after almost a week of emergency treatment. her destination, britain. this after then, she arrived at birmingham airport. the ambulance driving slowly through the streets to the queen elizabeth hospital. hear, a...
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can you fix the education system? no. when you put money into an education system with this taxation and the tax structure we have now three years from now you are going to be ripping if dollars out of the program. if you don't have a tax system you can't fix it. the tax system is at the heart of the problem. it's primary reason we have a dysfunctional relationship with local government. >> so taxes -- >> that's not that hard. >> once again we have proven that we can't fix the state in a half hour. anyway. that's all the time we have. so thank you all very much for being here. good discussion and for more about broken california, please visit kqed.org/thisweek. there is coverage of this week's elections. belva davis will be back next week. i'm spencer michels. thanks for watching. good night. week. i'm spencer michels. thanks for watching. good night.
can you fix the education system? no. when you put money into an education system with this taxation and the tax structure we have now three years from now you are going to be ripping if dollars out of the program. if you don't have a tax system you can't fix it. the tax system is at the heart of the problem. it's primary reason we have a dysfunctional relationship with local government. >> so taxes -- >> that's not that hard. >> once again we have proven that we can't fix the...
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[applause] i think they go after money and we don't know what to do because we're not educated on money. so when somebody says to you, sign here, you can have your american dreerges you believe them. -- dream, you believe them. and you believe them because you want more for yourself, and why would they lie to you? well, they did, everybody. there is only one person that can get you out and that is you. and you have got to start taking your own power, giving power to your voice, stop sitting down not saying anything and just settling for less. if you settle for less, you'll always be less. so what changes things is that when people start to voice how unhappy they are. what also starts to change things if you simply stop buying from the corporations that are keeping you down. [applause] tavis: ask the to ask majora about the link to poverty, alleviation and environmental remediation. i want to ask that, majora, because poor people, those who are perennialy poor, are not just stuck in poverty. the so often they are stuck in certain pockets, neighborhoods, and they can't get out. those envi
[applause] i think they go after money and we don't know what to do because we're not educated on money. so when somebody says to you, sign here, you can have your american dreerges you believe them. -- dream, you believe them. and you believe them because you want more for yourself, and why would they lie to you? well, they did, everybody. there is only one person that can get you out and that is you. and you have got to start taking your own power, giving power to your voice, stop sitting...
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it's not just the education community watching this case. as sylvia hall reports, so are some of the nation's biggest companies. >> i hope the court rules that a student's race and ethnicity should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> reporter: that's abigail fisher, who was denied a spot in the school's 2008 freshman class. u.t. says race wasn't a factor, but fisher maintains she was rejected because she's white. that accusation could change the way colleges have picked their students for decades. by state law, three quarters of u.t.'s students are accepted automatically, because they are in the top 10% of their high school classes. the rest go through what the university calls a holistic review, considering factors, like grades, essays, personal experiences and race. even fewer students got in that way in 2008, when fisher didn't make the cut. >> there are going to be certain financial consequences to this young lady because she could not attend the school of her preference. as u.t. says, it is critical within tex
it's not just the education community watching this case. as sylvia hall reports, so are some of the nation's biggest companies. >> i hope the court rules that a student's race and ethnicity should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> reporter: that's abigail fisher, who was denied a spot in the school's 2008 freshman class. u.t. says race wasn't a factor, but fisher maintains she was rejected because she's white. that accusation could change the way...
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not people that come could to us with requests. >> charlie: the principal focus is in education. >> education is the most time consuming. >> charlie: you believe it has huge consequences if we don't get it. >> i sure do. you know, it was 28 years ago when they wrote a nation at risk. three weeks ago the council on foreign relations came out with a report saying education is a major national security issue. that 70% of people 18-24 are not fit to serve in the military. i found that astounding. >> charlie: what should we do? >> we have to fix a broken system. >> charlie: charter schools are one way? >> charter schools... public charter schools are one way. it gives parents a choice. it allows the breast practices that they have to be emulated at other public schools. we need a longer school day, a longer school year. our kids are shortchanged. they only get 720 hours a year on average in academics. in other countries it's one-and-a-half times that. >> charlie: we have fallen behind other countries. >> we sure have. >> charlie: in a significant way. >> we used to have the number one graduation r
not people that come could to us with requests. >> charlie: the principal focus is in education. >> education is the most time consuming. >> charlie: you believe it has huge consequences if we don't get it. >> i sure do. you know, it was 28 years ago when they wrote a nation at risk. three weeks ago the council on foreign relations came out with a report saying education is a major national security issue. that 70% of people 18-24 are not fit to serve in the military. i...
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career education fell almost 19%. it saw fewer new students sign up last quarter, contributing to worries about growth. apollo group shed 16%. apollo cut its forecast for new students, pointing to an improving job market and more competition. bridgepoint ed fell almost 8%. office depot has had a tough four years. finally, silver. earlier, erika reported on how unusual it is for gold to be higher priced than platinum. we saw silver stage a decent rally today. silver prices jumped 4.5%, settling at a five-month high. silver is the best performing precious metal this year, up more than 30%. that's tonight's "market focus." one of the trends we've seen lately is companies breaking themselves into pieces. kraft, conoco phillips and mcgraw hill are among them. we spoke with mcgraw hill c.e.o. terry mcgraw about the growth potential for his education and financial businesses. >> what we're seeing is as banks are limited in terms of some of their funding for private sector investment, and getting capital to the private sector
career education fell almost 19%. it saw fewer new students sign up last quarter, contributing to worries about growth. apollo group shed 16%. apollo cut its forecast for new students, pointing to an improving job market and more competition. bridgepoint ed fell almost 8%. office depot has had a tough four years. finally, silver. earlier, erika reported on how unusual it is for gold to be higher priced than platinum. we saw silver stage a decent rally today. silver prices jumped 4.5%, settling...
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education hugely. we don't have national standards, the race to the top is showing some progress and we're starving our state universities, penn is privileged to be a private university. has great supporters who continued to enable us to have need-based financial aids but theberg lise and michigan and u.v.a.s of this country are being starved and we're going to lose out, we are losing out and it's a tragedy because that's the economic engine of our country. it's the engine of opportunity to narrow that divide between the haves and have notes. >> rose: back to this issue of wanting to do lots of things but living in a world in which we have too much debt and how do we break that gridlock, that dysfunction in washington. what does a new president have to do that previous presidents have not done? >> i'm not actually sure it's in washington. i think it's from a deeper cultural problem. i'm struck by in this election now it was possible to lie without any negative consequences for both parties. that's a na
education hugely. we don't have national standards, the race to the top is showing some progress and we're starving our state universities, penn is privileged to be a private university. has great supporters who continued to enable us to have need-based financial aids but theberg lise and michigan and u.v.a.s of this country are being starved and we're going to lose out, we are losing out and it's a tragedy because that's the economic engine of our country. it's the engine of opportunity to...
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when a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. when women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90% of it into their families, as compared to only 30%-40% for men. per the coalition for adolescent girls, investing in girls starts a virtuous cycle that reduces poverty, aids, hunger and perhaps even war. yet of the world's 130 million out-of-school youth, 70% are girls. organizations such as the girl effect and kiva seeking to change history by giving girls in developing countries access to education or loans to start small businesses. studies show that when you improve a girl's life, you improve the health, hygiene, and overall lives of her brothers, sisters, parents, and beyond. now that sounds like a great return on investment to me. i'm manisha thakor. for more information on this nbr special edition "conscious capital" and of course, our daily market coverage, head to our website.. you'll find us at nbr.com. >> tom: that's it for this special edition of "nightly business report." i'm tom hudson.
when a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. when women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90% of it into their families, as compared to only 30%-40% for men. per the coalition for adolescent girls, investing in girls starts a virtuous cycle that reduces poverty, aids, hunger and perhaps even war. yet of the world's 130 million out-of-school youth, 70% are girls. organizations such as the girl effect...
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will ever come back the way we knew it in the past, but when he talked about having -- being able to educate the american public so that we are able to have the -- to be able to take the jobs that are out there, i thought that was very important for people to hear and for him to basically say this is my plan going forward, you have to be educated enough to take the jobs of the future. >> is that a reason for saying, my goodness, let's put him back in the presidency after the disaster of four years? >> pat, in a sense, he laid out all of these goals, but he didn't say howie accomplish them. we all know there's a republican minority/majority on capitol hill that's going to obstruct everything debt. he's counting on the election to break the fever. >> let me just say one thing.g. when he announced his stimulus program he said unemployment will not get above 1%, it will be below 6%. by his own terms that program was a failure. >> he didn't say that his advisor d. >> his program d. we went above 10% in terms of unemployment, we've had i don't know how many weeks, 42 weeks where the unemployment h
will ever come back the way we knew it in the past, but when he talked about having -- being able to educate the american public so that we are able to have the -- to be able to take the jobs that are out there, i thought that was very important for people to hear and for him to basically say this is my plan going forward, you have to be educated enough to take the jobs of the future. >> is that a reason for saying, my goodness, let's put him back in the presidency after the disaster of...
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who cares more about a student's education? the local teacher there and the parent and maybe the pta -- >> rose: are you going abolish the department of education? >> thomas jefferson said if you want to be involved in education, you have to change the constitution, here is one of the writers of the constitution, he said for the federal government to be in it you have to have an amendment to the constitution to allow them to do that. that is a classic example of "we are failing. is we have ignored the very idea of a limited government, we have spread out, and we are not effective. there are wonderful roles for the federal government. i want us -- i believe in the role of government. in multitude of areas but the areas we have gotten into, we are not effective -- >> rose: let me ask this because this ought to be part of the debate, where you believe in the role of government? certainly in national security and that is clearly. >> in our courts and -- >> rose: investments -- >> we can invest in research in areas that nobody could
who cares more about a student's education? the local teacher there and the parent and maybe the pta -- >> rose: are you going abolish the department of education? >> thomas jefferson said if you want to be involved in education, you have to change the constitution, here is one of the writers of the constitution, he said for the federal government to be in it you have to have an amendment to the constitution to allow them to do that. that is a classic example of "we are...